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Hi Cora I am also researching the Hillman tree and my line consists of my father Lloyd Simon Williams son of Albert Williams and Jennie Hillman. Jennie's parents were George Hillman and Mary...

About 10 months ago my Aunt found my dear grandmothers name in the ships list, (after years of looking) for arrival into Australia in 1912. We were, and still are gobsmacked, as all she ever knew...

How do you connect to the Bosworths? Can you trace them from England? I have been unable to discover where we came from there. phil Bosworth Honolulu, Hawaii

'no comment'? pretty awesome research I think

My great-grandfather, Seaborn McCager Calhoun, listed Alabama as his place of birth on the 1920 census. He was then living in Floris Township, Beaver County, Oklahoma. Other information shows he...

My father, Leo Francis Calhoun, was inducted into the Army in 1941, and listed his home address as Talihina, OK. My grandfather, James Taylor Calhoun, listed his state of birth as Arkansas, I think...

Excellent journal linda,Jan

Looking for information on my great great grandmother Rhoda MILLER. She was Rhoda Crow married Peter MILLER in 1850's. Pete died in the civil war in 1862. I found Rhoda on the 1880 cencus living...

ADOPTION LAW in AMERICA When a child is adopted, the child?s birth certificate will be changed to reflect that information. The nature of the changes and how they are made may depend on the state...

Hello Rosalee, I am an adoptee, Was put up for adoption by my maternal grandmother, from what I understand. Regarding the birth certificate situation, I was born in Georgia there it is a...

The only thing I know for certain is that there is ALWAYS an original birth certificate and can be applied for. For any legal adoption to take place the original certificate must be available....

I've also found a couple of surprises on another site also operated by the National Library of Australia at: http://trove.nla.gov.au. As well as early 20th century newspapers, that include such...

Sue, edmond was asking what name, county, date etc. There is a lot of information in old family classified advertisements on the net both for USA and Australia that I have found so far. In most...

Thank you for your Article Linda.Regards JoyW

A good find sue, Ballarat & District Genealogical Society Inc. in the Goldfields Region of Central Victoria, Australia has a huge amount of information and links including the following (all as...

That site has sure improved since I last visited it, wow another article.

The trouble with that she would charge me again and i don't feel like she gave me what it is worth.

From my cousin she had done the research but i would like to know if it is true or not.She told me she got it from other family trees. But i don't have the paper evidence only what i paid her for.

Thanks Jan, The Sherwells are in my family a few times my 2nd great grandmother was a SHERWELL who married a cousin also a SHERWELL. The family tree program is having a hard time with it. So am...

Thanks. 'll give them a try. Colleen